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Dear Javier:
Thank you for your response. From above i can see your earnest .Clearly, there are many faults in our game. And we'll keep on correcting them as much as possible.
First ,I entirely agree with you about the iaps. I had relayed what your said to our game data designer, he conceded your point too. I think he'll do better in the future. From my own point of view , if people really like our game and would expend their energy on it, i think they must deserve all happiness of this game.
And we'd better to discuss dificulty balance of this game later, more chapters you haven't play yet, but your warning is very valuable to us.
And then, the virtual stick system ,maybe it's a good idea make it as an alternative option, but i'm worry about it's compatibility of our unique fighting system, i need further consideration of it.

And would you like to further illustrating the aspects you feel hard to Get used to ?

I thought you spoke very apropos, and we need time to think over. we expect good ideas from others too!!

 

I see, Javier, i know why you feel suffering. Ah ha ha ha!
In short, moving and camera control had already take your many time , so you feel hard to do other operations ?
In spartan blood , maybe you needn't have got so het up about it. The secret is very simple but useful:

Just tap tap tap .......tap the big button!

moving and camera control just need tap the biggest button at left-down corner .
tapping the button can make pc lock and track the enemy, and if the enemy is out of your sight ,the tapping can make camera looks to enemy automatically . So, In most cases, you needn't spend time on these action.
And when your enemy locking/tracking is interrupted by any other manual operation such as roll or pinch, you just need to tapping the big button too, you will go backwards easily .
And then ,i think you will have plenty of time to do other actions more fun!
The big button is a magical button, it will bring you many delights!

 

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Hi, leocold :
Sorry about replay to you so late.
1. Why need login game?
Because our game provides multiple accounts(such as your and your family's) ranking ,even if it just a Single-Player game, so you need to register an account.
About the ranking you can see here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k4ucJpK5VXg&list=PLlOmUIrZqV4eLPOb4EofuLmoQAv_VEPZR&index=3
2. And how to register and modify account :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YZvJ1kezqzE&list=PLlOmUIrZqV4eLPOb4EofuLmoQAv_VEPZR&index=2
the default password is empty, as the prompt in dialog said.

 

1. The game performance:
Our game can run on ipad 2 smoothly, so i think ipad air can run better. You can try optimization such as Shutting down "AssistiveTouch",
"AssistiveTouch" will drop the performance down heavy in our test.

2. Optional attacking manner of auto hit or manual hit is a good idea!

3. How you can died on the first enemy!!! lol!!

 

In our game, dodge sometimes will be a Piercing , Piercing sometimes will be a dodge.
In our design, dodge is low layer dodge, Piercing is higher because it's damaging ability, and Advancdd Piercing is the highest layer for it's high damage and bonus points for fighting score (which can help you unlock some sepcial tasks). The three action are merged into one operation: just sliding on screen.
A good sense of timing is the key of use this operation. A horizontal scroll bar will comes out while you sliding on screen, it is made up of three sections, green means dodge only(roll), yellow means Piercing, read means Advancdd Piercing . If you realse your sliding touch while the pointer locates the red section,
Advancdd Piercing will be triggered.

 

Thank you ashellash for your strong support, I was greatly touched by what you said. We'll try to do better so that you won't be disappointed in me. Yes, profound playing but simple control, both must be taken into consideration ! The reason that our game looks complex, i think partly because of it's unique playing, which is unfamiliar to people. But in fact, you can see, it's very easy to play.

And this week , we'll release a new version lite. In this version, many new tasks will be opened, and the game don't need login icloud again, and we had adjusted dificulty balance. So, please take care.

 

Today, let's talk about Critical Strike
1. what's Critical Strike?
Critical Strike is a special common attack. It can cause more damage and increase the anger value(while anger slot is full, fury Strike will be triggered).

2. Rule of Critical Strike
----1. Is triggered automaticlly too
----2. Not instant skill, is a appointment mechanism , and only can be ordered through the Critical Strike cycle UI, which will come out at the screen center while you holding down the big button. Critical Strike cycle is subdivided into three colored sections too(see the picture below), red represents 1, yellow represents 4 and green represents 5, the three numbers means the after how much times of common attack, the Critical Strike will be triggered. If you grabbed the red section, the Critical Strike will be triggered after one common attack, and you will get the the largest anger bonus points .
----3. How to achieve?
Holding down the big button, release you touch while the pointer runs to expected section.
see vedio :

 

Thank you for your suggestions!
1. Yes, some of the environment objects of scene are simple and crude , we'll do better in the successor version .
2. This game's blocking mechanism you can see:
http://forums.toucharcade.com/showpost.php?p=3249432&postcount=29
In short word, The blocking behavior is spontaneous and appointment(instead of instant) mechanism.
Attention please, the operation of ordering a blocking is the touching screen with two fingers at the same time , instead of a double click , former is faster .
3. "give retry button"
This function will clash with our card system. Because the count of these passive cards you carried will subtract one each fighting. count of manual cards will be consumed in fighting. Even if, you can retry the game after failed, Without these essential supplementary means , winning are gonna be a lot harder to come by, so we think this retry function has no value. In exchange, our game providing a overdraw mechanism, all counts of cards and blocking can be overdrawed, so you can see how far you are away from win.

4. "I wish the game doesn't need internet connection to be played"
The new version to be released this week needn't icloud or internet connection again .

5. "How about addingk some tip about the control"
It's good idea, we'll do it in the future.

6. "regarding the camera, how about two finger to move the camera?"
Yes, The camera control is merely adequate, but in our game, In most cases however, you needn't control the camera manually, tap the big button ,you can lock and track the enemy automatically, and if the enemy runs out of sight, camera will look to the target automatically.
you can see:
http://forums.toucharcade.com/showpost.php?p=3257186&postcount=44

7. "I just realized when we skipped the section on tutorial"
Although the tutorial can't teach all, but it will tell you whats are basic things and emphasis about the game.

8. "on the shop menu, why don't you give confirmation message"
Thank you for pointing it out to me ,it's important, we'll fix it right now. this will come out in the version released this week.

Overall, I am truly grateful for all your help. And We look forward to your continuous support !

 

Well, let's talk about the bullet time mechanism
1. what's bullet time?
If you had triggered a bullet time, the whole scene will slow down heavy, except you. so ,you can do many things you like in bullet time
2. What's the role of bullet time?
----1. you can get bonus points of fighting score,which can help you unlock some tasks and get better task reward.
----2. you can get two kind of supplies according your current state while bullet time
--------1. block count supply
--------2. health supply
------------1. initial value can be 10% of you health
------------2. can be promoted by passive card
----3. Or you can just out put your damage
--------1. damage while bullet time will be 110% of the normal common attack.
--------2. can be promoted by passive card
3. When bullet time will come on?
----In our game, each monster has it's own behaviour pattern ,if you want to defeat it, you need to study it.
So, in most case, each attack of monster has it's weak point, when the weak point comes out, the color of shield icon at the top of screen will become red. At this time, if you do the block ordering operation, you can catch the bullet time.
4. How to grab bullet time?
----Observe the attacks of the monster, remember the time position of it's weak point, order block at the position ,you'll grab bullet time.

see the picture below:

 

The new lite was available on TestFlight now!
Updated list of this version:
1. 7 tasks of Chapter three are opened
2. 5 Challenge tasks of chapter 2 are opened
3. Don't need icloud or internet again
4. Add confirmation dialog while buy or sell item
5. Adjust difficulty balance
6. Promoted the camera control
7. Added the confirmation msgbox while IAP
some screen shots of this lite:

 

Spartan Blood Lite Build 7301.703 was already released just now, If anyone has interest in it, pm me or email to: [email protected]

 

Dear Javier:
----1. Thank you for the compliment about the camera promotion, and this issue can be resolved just because these responses of many friends like you. If not, our programmer will be reluctant to fix it,

----2. I'm so glad you can see our design purpose of fight mechanism and start to get used to these controls , you konw all of these were my main concern!

----3. "Maybe an easier dificulty mode", the dificulty of the beginning chapters was lowered a bit since our discuss before. and i will relay your advice to our game data designer again.
And now i will tell you some secrets of the fight, hope these give you some help:
--------1. How to grab the bullet time:
------------1. study the attacks of the monsters, remember their weak points, If not, it will be too late to act while you see the shield icon turns red.
------------2. Or ,remember the sound effect while the weak point comes out, so you needn't to have to fixed your eyes on the shield icon;
--------2. Take advantage of the continuous roll of big button. It can save you much time,and it just consume few Action points.
--------3. Take advantage of alternate emergency operation. Such as if you are under attack while you holding down the big button to order a Critical Strike, in most case,you will do like this: release the big button, and then slide screen to dodge. But in fact, you needn't release the touch, just slide on the big button, you will trigger the continuous roll.
And there are many these similar emergency programmes in this game, and all of these can heighten your operation effect.
So, don't worry! what's you need is just more time!

Thank you for your warm response again!

 

The new lite V7301.706 is available on TestFlight now !

Updated list of this version:
----1. Further promote the camera control
----2. Further adjust difficulty balance
----3. Add "block-Order" button, if clicked, a block will be ordered right now
----4. Add "look at" button, if clicked, camera will look at enemy immediate

If anyone else has interest in it, pm me or email to: [email protected]

see the following pictures: